March 2012
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WatchWhat’s the weirdest anime scene you’ve ever seen? For us, it’s this scene from “Cromartie High School” :P
February 2012
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Square Enix Publishes KH 3DS Europe Release Date!
Square Enix’s upcoming game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is already hotly anticipated by fans, and a hint to the European release date may have come sooner then expected. The company’s French branch accidentally published the game’s sale date as July 27, 2012, inadvertently throwing a bone to the anime community. Although it was quickly changed to simple “Summer...
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JManga Expanding Legal Manga Streaming Worldwide!
If you’re an avid manga reader but don’t live in North America, we’ve got news for you. There will be no more waiting for the next chapter of your favorite mangas to get translated because the JManga online manga portal has announced today that the site is available to users outside of the US and Canada. JManga was launched in August of last year as a effort of the Japanese Digital Comics...
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What series do you think deserves a sequel?...
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Artwork of the Week: 2/26/2012
Artist: Nashi Gender: Female Country: Germany Birthday: N/A Style: Anime, Manga, Illustration,Shoujo, Original, Traditional, Watercolors About: Nashi is a professional mangaka and illustrator who loves creating her own world full of unique characters. Her style is reminiscent of the shoujo art technique’s made famous by mangaka Arina Tanemura who is also Nashi’s biggest...
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The Secret World of Arrietty Grosses $14.6 Million...
Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Studio Ghibli’s anime film The Secret World of Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty) has made quite a splash in the box office, raking in $14.6 million in American theaters after its second weekend! It currently ranks as the sixth highest grossing anime film release in the United States, surpassing Spirited Away (grossing $10,055,859) and approaching Ponyo (grossing...
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Live Action Detective Connan Adaptation Announced!
A Live-action version of the Detective Conan anime was announced in Shonan Sunday magazine earlier today, and has been green-lit for a release on Japanese T.V. later this spring. Also, the cast of actors will remain the same as previous live-action specials of the popular anime, giving the quality an added touch. The title of the new special is Conan Drama Special: Kudō Shinichi Kyoto...
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Artwork of the Day: 2/25/2012
Artist: Lulu Gender: Female Country: United Kingdom Birthday: December 24, 1994 Style: Anime, Digital Art, Fan Art, Original, Colorful About: Lulu is a fun artist with a whole lot of creativity spilling over into both her fan art, original work and commissions! She incorporated amazing colors and perspectives in her already brilliant themes and goes beyond expectation with her detail and...
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Animes Based On The Hakuōki Games Coming Soon!
Three new anime based on the Hakuōki game franchise were announced at an event today in the Pacifico Yokohama center for any fan who purchased all of the Hakuōki Sekkaroku anime DVDs. The first was revealed to be a Kazama Chikage special edition original video anime (OVA) of Hakuōki Sekkaroku, which will be shipping this June. Next, it was announced that the show had been green-lit for a third...
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Pokemon Black and White 2 Coming This Fall To The...
At a Nintendo press release this morning, it was confirmed that the new Pokemon Black/White 2 will be making a North America and Europe launch this year in the Fall. No news of an exact date has been given at the moment, however the official Pokemon website has been constantly updating with news on the game title. For those that missed the last article, Pokemon Black/White 2 is a direct sequel...
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Anime of the Week: Cross Game
Anime: Cross Game Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Sports Producers: Synergy SP Director: Osamu Sekita Category: T.V. Series Airing Status: Completed Episodes: 50 Original Run: April 5, 2009 – March 28, 2010 Season: Spring 2009 The main character is Kou Kitamura, son of the owner of Kitamura Sports. In the same neighborhood is a batting center run by the Tsukishima family. Due to...
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Pokemon Black and White 2 Coming Soon!
If you’re a fan of Pokémon games then you will possibly love to hear that a new Pokemon game will be hitting the stores in Japan sometime in June of this year. The game is called Pokemon Black/White 2 and will be a direct sequel to the previous Pokémon Black and White. It has also been confirmed that the game will be released on the Nintendo DS platform. No news of an international release...
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Tatsunoko Production Celebrates 50th Anniversary!
Anime studio Tatsunoko Production has a lot to celebrate in it’s long history, and just today, the Japanese exhibitor page for Tokyo International Anime Fair 2012 reported that the Ippatsu Hyaku-Chū! Debandaa part of its exhibit, its latest project, will celebrate the studio’s 50-year anniversary. The fair is scheduled for March 22th through March 25th at then Tokyo Big Sight event...
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Capcom Re-launches Darkstalkers 3 On PlayStation...
Capcom has announced that its classic 1997 arcade game, “Darkstalkers 3”, has been re-rated and revamped for the PlayStation store In America and Europe. Not much else has been stated about the release yet, but it sounds like this hit vampire game will rock once it drops! Horror, fighting, vampires…. what’s not to love?
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Artwork of the Day: 2/24/2012
Artist: citricmint Gender: Female Country: United States Birthday: January 15 Style: Anime, Digital Art, Manga, Comic, Visual Novel, Illustration About: citricmint is an original manga artist who does awesome illustrations of her characters and unique digital art pieces. Her beautiful shading is delicate and yet is able to draw your attention so well into the story, making it seem almost too...
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What manga, light novel or visual novel would you...
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Artwork of the Day: 2/23/2012
Artist: AnnaLisk Gender: Female Country: China Birthday: March 24, 1990 Style: Anime, Traditional Art, Illustration, Storybook, Drawing About: AnnaLisk is a abstract artist with a talent for storytelling in creating magnificent pieces that make the mind wander. She experiments with western and eastern style of illustration, mixing them together with beautiful coloring and minimalistic designs to...
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Aniplex Announces Puella Magi Madoka Magica Anime...
Aniplex has just revealed the poster for the upcoming Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime movie which is currently in production! The poster along with the DVD covers of other anime and other in their line up will be shown on at the Anime Content Expo in Makuhari Messe in Chiba on March 31st - April 1st. The event will also include trailer screenings, stage events, art exhibits, and themed food...
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Artwork of the Day: 2/22/2012
Artist: 斉藤 雪広/Saito Yukihiro Gender: N/A County: Japan Birthday: April 24 Style: Anime, Dark, Digital Art, Fan Art, Original About: Yukihiro is an artist that has exceptional vision on their pieces and can execute them impeccably. He draws on inspiration from anime’s but adds such a personal and unique touch to them that is allows the piece to overflow into a story of it’s own. ...
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Bleach Gets Live Action Movie!
Ever wished that Bleach would be made into a live-action movie? Yeah…me either. Unfortunately, one brave soul has dared to take up the task of creating such a thing. Perennial Hollywood has confirmed that on Wednesday Warner Brothers studio purchased the live-action rights of the popular supernatural shounen series and has began working on the adaptation right away assigning Dan Mazeau (Wrath of...
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Anime Kurenai Gets Licensed By Sentai Filmworks!
Kentaro Katayama’s light novel series “Kurenai” anime was licensed on Thursday by Sentai Filmworks to be distributed digitally and later in the year subtitled and released on DVD. The original series aired back in 2007 and was recently adapted into a OVA in 2010. The story follows the wild adventures of a 16 year old boy named Kurenai Shinkurou whom settles altercations between...
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Artwork of the Day: 2/22/2012
Artist: Frederica Yang Gender: Female Country: Canada Birthday: N/A Style: Anime, Traditional, Original, Digital Art, Manga, Fan Art About: Frederica Yang focuses her work mainly on anime and manga fan art that she transforms into her own with amazing technique. Her use of brilliant colors and abrupt designs allow her to stand alone with her nostalgic technique in old fashioned coloring. ...
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Manga of the Week: DOGS: BULLETS & CARNAGE
Series: DOGS: BULLETS & CARNAGE Genre: Action, Adventure, Mature, Sci-Fi, Shounen Author: MIWA Shirow Artist: MIWA Shirow Publisher: Ultra Jump Chapters: 68 Volumes: 7 Category: Manga Original Run: 2005 – ongoing Status: Ongoing It is sometime in the future, where a certain European city extends far underground, even secret, dark levels that have the key to the past. Ex-assassin...
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Bakemonogatari Gets Video Game Adaptation!
Popular anime series and light novel, Bakemonogatari, is getting a video game adaption for the PSP. Namco Bandai announced the news in the latest Dengeki Playstation Magazine giving brief details on on the game title. The game is called Bakemonogatari Portable and will feature 3D polygonal characters with various scenes recreated from the anime. Namco also hinted at a type of multiplayer feature...
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Exclusive 10th Anniversary Kingdom Hearts Set!
The Japanese in their never ending tease of awesome exclusive sets. This time it’s the exclusive 10th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts set which like many sets has released no news of an international release. The package comes with: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. Along the games comes a protective cover and 12 post cards, all...
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